Lightning Data Survey
Order a report mapping the lightning strikes/flashes and their characteristics around a site hit by a storm, and check whether lightning is responsible for damage.
Your challenges
You need an expert report mapping the lightning flashes/strikes around a site of a thunderstorm-related incident, to confirm or rule out lightning as the cause. You need the detailed characteristics of each lightning flashes/strikes to correlate with what you know about the incident.
You want to obtain this report as quickly and simply as possible, so that you don’t fall behind in resolving the case.
Whether you are commissioned to analyse a specific case or to study the causes of incidents over a long period, the quality of the data provided is crucial to avoid misinterpretation.
Do you have a recurring need for lightning expertise? Our Lightning Web Survey solution – sold by batch or by subscription – may be of interest to you.
Our solution
For the location and period of your choice, our Lightning Data Survey reports detail the lightning activity detected by our European Lightning Detection Network (locations in Western Europe) or by the GLD360 global network (everywhere else). The area requested is a circle centred on the site of interest, with a radius of your choice.
Each report is provided in three formats:
a PDF including a static map and the list of lightning flashes with their characteristics,
a KMZ for dynamic display of the data on Google Earth,
a tabulated TXT for processing in Excel or similar software.
Date and time to the second,
Location (longitude and latitude),
Intensity and polarity,
Confidence ellipse (semi-major axis, semi-small axis and inclination),
Distance to the centre of the zone,
Type of lightning (cloud-to-ground or intra-cloud).
How does it work?
Order online for locations in Western Europe our most typical Lightning Data Survey (5 km radius and periods < 72h).
For any other requirement, our sales team is at your disposal and will provide you with a suitable Lightning Data Survey on request.
Do you have a recurring need for lightning expertise? Our Lightning Web Survey solution – sold by batch or by subscription – may be of interest to you.
Need to obtain these reports automatically every time a storm passes over your site? Then you may be interested in our Lightning Remote Counter solution.
Advantages for users
01Expert reports recognised by insurance companies and the courts. Several optimised formats for efficient data analysis.
02No installation of hardware, tools or mobile applications. Immediate delivery for online purchases via a simple interface.
03Customer satisfaction: more than 98% repeat subscriptions to our services.
04Data from the best current detection technologies by:
– the METEORAGE network in Western Europe, with location accuracy <100 metres. The performance of our network exceeds the normative requirements,
– the GLD360 network in the rest of the world.
How do you manage the risk of thunderstorms in your business?
We help professionals to proactively manage the risks associated with lightning and storms, for greater safety outdoors.
All our solutions tailored to your requirements
Evaluate your exposure to thunderstorms and lightning
Analyze your risks and adapt your means of prevention and protection.
Be alerted to the arrival and end of a thunderstorm
Safeguard people and infrastructures, adapt your operations.
Monitor live thunderstorms and lightning
Optimize your preventive measures and mitigate risks as early as possible.
Check any damage and your installations after a thunderstorm
Determine whether lightning has caused damage and optimize your inspection process.
Integrate lightning information
Feed your own tools with our high-resolution flows and data, in real time or past time.
Receive training on lightning and thunderstorm risks
Develop your skills and your employees’ skills.
